Author Archives: James Alford

Dec 28 2013

No. 17 Memphis cruises to a 75-61 victory over Jackson State. Four Memphis Tigers  reached double figures.

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Dec 21 2013

Senior Joe Jackson finished with 16 points and five assists, and now has scored in double figures in eight consecutive games. Geron Johnson added 10 points, while Michael Dixon Jr. and David Pellom each had eight points on the night. Memphis returns to action Saturday, Dec.28

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Dec 17 2013

NEW YORK – An attempt to send the game into overtime in the final seconds came up short for the No. 15 Memphis Tigers (7-2) Tuesday night as they fell 77-75 to No. 16 Florida (8-2) in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. Jackson led Memphis with 17 points and five assists while Geron […]

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Dec 13 2013

The Tigers (7-1) used a 25-11 run to defeat UALR’s (3-6) Friday night at FedExForum. In the win, senior Chris Crawford became the 49th Tiger in program history to join the 1,000- point club after a three at the 11:44 mark in the second half gave him his 1,000th career point. Crawford joins fellow senior […]

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Dec 07 2013

No.  16 Memphis Tigers (6-1) continued their winning ways Saturday at FedExForum with a 96-76 victory over Northwestern State (3-4). Shaq Goodwin posted a career-high 21 points along with six rebounds,three blocks, two steals and two assist to lead the Tigers. Joe Jackson added 18 points and five assists while Michael Dixon Jr. chipped in […]

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Dec 01 2013

The Memphis Tigers (5-1) avenged a loss 12 days ago to No.5 Oklahoma State (7-1) by recording a 73-68 win over the Cowboys on Sunday night in the championship game of the Old Spice Classic. Geron Johnson forced two turnovers by Marcus Smart to prevent the Cowboys from going on top. Joe Jackson was clutch […]

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Nov 29 2013

No. 21 Memphis Tigers (4-1) outscored LSU (4-2) 27-12 over final 12 minutes of the game to lift the Blue and Gray to a 76-69 victory Friday night in the semifinals of the Old Spice Classic. Memphis was led by Austin Nichols who finished with 19 points and eight boards. Chris Crawford totaled 17 points […]

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Nov 28 2013

The No. 21 Memphis Tigers (3-1) forced 20 turnovers and held Siena (2-5) to 34 percent shooting from the floor to post an 87-60 win in the first round of the Old Spice Classic on Thursday night. Joe Jackson led the Tigers with 18 points while Shaq Goodwin totaled 17 points and 10 boards for […]

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Nov 23 2013

The No. 11 Memphis Tigers (2-1) totaled 31 points from the charity stripe and had five players score double figures in a 98-59 victory over Nicholls State (0-4) on a Saturday night at FedExForum. Freshman Austin Nichols led the Tigers with a career-high 20 points while Senior Joe Jackson added 18 points with 14-15 coming […]

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Nov 19 2013

No. 7 Oklahoma State (4-0) took a lead midway through the first half and never looked back as it handed the No. 11 Memphis Tigers (1-1) a 101-80 loss Tuesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Memphis was led by freshman Nick King, who finished with a career -high 23 points and eight boards in just 15 […]

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